Norris Ranch Offering Brochure

NORRIS RANCH
Preston, Idaho | Franklin County
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION 1
LOCATION & ACCESS2-3
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION 4
ELEVATION & CLIMATE 5
IMPROVEMENTS 6
WATER RIGHTS & IRRIGATION 7
MINERAL RIGHTS8
UTILITIES & SERVICES 8
REAL ESTATE TAXES 8
FENCES & BOUNDARY LINES 8
RANCH HUNTING 9
AREA HISTORY 10
OFFERING PRICE & CONDITIONS OF SALE 11
CONTACT INFORMATION12
STATE & RANCH MAPS13-15

INTRODUCTION
This solid ranch property near Mink Creek, Idaho is conveniently located about 14 miles outside of Preston. It is the second largest
property on East Birch Creek Road and consists of about 465 deeded acres of which 197 acres are classified as crop land. The Ranch
includes a small home, classic barn, and shop. Cache National Forest shares a common boundary about 3/4 of a mile. The Ranch,
which is perimeter and cross fenced, will run about 30 cows, and produce enough hay for the herd and sell the surplus hay. The
property is bisected by the Mink Creek Canal, and Upper Birch Creek Ditch. The ground below the canal is irrigated with three
wheel lines and some hand lines via water obtained through irrigation shares with Birch Creek Irrigation Company and Consolidated
Irrigation Company. Backing up to Cache National Forest, deer and elk frequent the property, which is located in hunting district #77.
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LOCATION & ACCESS
Norris Ranch is about 14 miles northeast of Preston’s downtown stoplight. Drive north out of Preston on Idaho State Highway 34. At the junction
of Highway 36 just north of the bridge across the Bear River proceed 8 miles up Mink Creek Road to the turn off for Birch Creek Road.
Approximate highway mileages from the Ranch are as follows:
Preston, Idaho
Montpelier, Idaho
Logan, Utah
Ogden, Utah
Pocatello, Idaho
Salt Lake City, Utah
Jackson, Wyoming
14 Miles
35 Miles
45 Miles
75 Miles
85 Miles
130 Miles
150 Miles
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LOCATION & ACCESS
Excellent commercial airline service is available at the Salt Lake International Airport. Major airlines provide service to the region, including
Delta, American, Southwest, United, and KLM which operate an average of 370 departures daily.
Preston, Idaho was settled in 1888 and has served as the trade and education center for the Northern Cache Valley. It remains an agriculturallyoriented
town with a population of about 4,000. This clean, attractive community maintains beautiful parks, nice rodeo grounds, primary
health care facilities and a good array of farm equipment dealers. Preston, only about 12 miles from the Ranch, is the county seat of Franklin
County and offers a hospital, medical and dental clinics, three banks and several grocery stores.
The college town of Logan, home to Utah State University, is 45 miles away and still treats the farmer and rancher with great respect and
appreciation. With a base population of nearly 52,000 supplemented by about 28,000 students at Utah State University, Logan provides social
and cultural resources not found in many western agricultural regions. Many equipment dealers and suppliers provide excellent, competitive
services and prices. A regional medical facility and established clinics provide additional health care resources.
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PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
The acreage of Norris Ranch is categorized approximately as follows:
Irrigated Land below the Canal
Improved Pasture Land
Native Range
Approximate Total
63 Acres
131 Acres
271 Acres
465 Acres
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ELEVATION & CLIMATE
The improvements on Norris Ranch sit at an elevation of about 5,200 feet above sea level. The high point on the Ranch is the peak next to the
national forest which sits at about 6,854 feet.
The Ranch enjoys a wonderful four-season climate with the clear low-humidity air which attracts so many to the Intermountain West. Summer
days will range from 70 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit and there can be a cold snap each winter for 3 or 4 weeks with night-time temperatures at 25
to 30 degrees below zero. Monthly mean temperatures will range from about 20 degrees in January up to about 70 degrees in July. The average
frost-free period usually begins about May 30 and ends about September 10th for an average of about 100 days. Typically, the Mink Creek Valley
receives about 18 inches of annual precipitation, with about 8 to 9 inches falling from March through June.
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IMPROVEMENTS
The Ranch includes a small home, classic barn, shop and other outbuildings.
• Home: The modest 1945 1,450 square-foot home has 3
bedrooms, 1 bathroom, kitchen and family room on the
main level, and the basement is unfinished. It is heated with
an oil furnace.
• Barn: The solid, well-maintained gambrel-style barn is
2,430 square feet.
• Shop: The newer metal shop, which is 980 square feet, has
a concrete floor and two large roll-up doors.
• Fencing: The property is mostly perimeter fenced and cross
fenced.
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WATER RIGHTS & IRRIGATION
Mink Creek Canal goes through the middle of the Ranch, and the upper and lower Birch Creek Ditches also traverse the Ranch just below the
canal and near the house. The Ranch includes water stock in upper Birch Creek Ditch and lower Birch Creek Ditch.
The shares in the upper ditch equate to 71 hours 42 minutes every other week beginning at 8:50 a.m. May 3 rd and ending at 8:32 a.m. on May 6 th
and so on, until high water is gone. This is more time than any other shareholder on the ditch. Water usually lasts until about July 1st.
The shares in the lower ditch equate to 2 hours every week beginning at 4:00 p.m. May 1 st and ending at 6:00 p.m. May 1 st and so on.
The property also includes 46 shares of water stock in the Consolidated Irrigation Company which equates to about 23 acre-feet of water. This
water is drawn from the Mink Creek Canal via a Berkley Pump powered by a Perkins 4-cylinder diesel engine. It pressurizes a mainline that runs
below the canal.
Prior to installing the pump and diesel engine, the Seller was able to run two wheel lines with gravity pressure only.
There is another mainline above the canal intended to irrigate the upper acreage.
At one time, prior to the Seller’s ownership, land above the canal was irrigated. The Seller irrigated only land below the canal via three wheel
lines and some hand lines during his ownership.
The Irrigation Company orchestrates the leasing of excess water, and the Seller regularly leased additional water.
WATER INFORMATION CONTACTS
Maxine Waddups - Secretary, Consolidated Irrigation Co.
208-251-0186
Bryce Stromberg - Water Master, Consolidated Irrigation Co.
805-588-4292
Phee Crosland - Secretary, Birch Creek Irrigation Co.
208-856-0580
Lynn Jensen - President, Birch Creek Culinary Water
208-852-2354
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The Seller will convey with Norris Ranch 100% of whatever mineral, oil, gas,
geo-thermal, hydro-carbon and gravel rights which they actually own, subject
to reservations by previous owners. They make no representation as to the
quantity or quality of any mineral or other subsurface rights appurtenant to the
Ranch.
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MINERAL RIGHTS
UTILITIES & SERVICES
The Ranch is serviced by Rocky Mountain Power. Telephone and internet service
are provided by Century Link. The home is served by the Birch Creek Culinary
Water System, and has septic sewer system.
REAL ESTATE TAXES
Property taxes for 2021 were approximately $1,694.00. The property is
identified by assessor parcel numbers:
RP03966.00
RP03959.02
RP03960.00
FENCES & BOUNDARY LINES
The Seller is making known to all Potential Purchasers that there may be
variations between the property lines and the location of the existing fence
boundary lines on Norris Ranch. The Seller makes no warranties with regard to
the location of the fence lines in relationship to the property lines, nor does the
Seller make any warranties or representations with regard to specific acreage
within the fenced property lines.
The Seller is selling Norris Ranch in an “as is” condition which includes the
location of the fences as they now exist. Boundaries shown on any accompanying
maps are approximate. The maps are not to scale and are for orientation
purposes only. The accuracy of the maps and information portrayed thereon is
not guaranteed nor warranted.

RANCH HUNTING
Deer and elk use the South Canyon drainage to migrate to and from high ground and the forest. South Canyon drainage flows through the
west end of the Ranch. Turkeys and grouse also frequent the area. The Ranch is located in hunting district #77.
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AREA HISTORY
In 1873, Mink Creek was established as a Mormon colony about two years after Janus Keller and his three sons built a log cabin on nearby Strawberry
Creek, just north of the present village. The four Kellers scythed the lush native meadow hay for their cattle and horses the first summer.
Then Janus left two sons, ages twelve and fourteen, to look after their homestead claim, and returned to the rest of the family and his farm 60 miles
south in Utah Territory. The twelve year-old became homesick and walked home; the older brother spent the winter alone, looking after the small place
and the livestock. In April of 1874, his mother and the rest of the family arrived and established themselves permanently.
Other Mormon families soon moved to the Valley. Grain fields were harvested with scythes, sheaves were bound by hand, and threshed with flails.
Native meadow hay was cut by horse-drawn mowers wherever the land was level enough.
In 1878, the first post office and two schools were opened. At one time Mink Creek’s population reached 500 and then dwindled to about 250 people.
School children have been bussed down to Preston since 1965.
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OFFERING PRICE & CONDITIONS OF SALE
Norris Ranch, as described herein, has been reduced in price and is now being offered at US $2,200,000.00 Cash. The conditions of sale are as
follows:
1. All offers to purchase or letters of intent must be in writing and accompanied by an earnest money deposit in the
amount of $75,000;
2. Earnest money deposits will be placed in escrow with First American Title Company of Preston, Idaho;
3. All Prospective Buyers must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Seller absolute financial capability to purchase the
Ranch prior to scheduling an inspection of the property;
4. The Seller will provide and pay for a standard owner’s title insurance policy issued by First American Title Company
of Preston, Idaho. Any endorsements requested by the Buyer or any lender will be at Buyer’s expense. Title to the
real property will be conveyed by trustees deed;
5. Inventory of any personal property will be transferred via a separate Bill of Sale at Closing;
6. All of the water rights and irrigation company water shares controlled by the Seller will be transferred to the Buyer
at Closing, and all of the mineral rights which the Seller actually owns will be conveyed to the Buyer at Closing;
7. Buyers’ Brokers are welcome and invited to contact Sam Sanders in our Salt Lake City Office for information
regarding Cooperation Policies.
This entire Offering is subject to errors, omissions, prior sale, change or withdrawal without notice and approval of purchase by the Seller.
Information regarding land classifications, acreages, carrying capacities, crop yields, potential profits, etc., are intended only as general guidelines
and have been obtained from sources deemed reliable; however, accuracy is not warranted or guaranteed by the Seller or Swan Land Company.
Prospective Buyers should verify all information to their sole and complete satisfaction.
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Swan Land Company has been authorized by the Seller to act as their Exclusive Real Estate Agent on the sale of Norris Ranch.
This Offering is based on information believed to be correct; however, it is subject to errors, omissions, prior sale and change or withdrawal
without notice. Information contained herein has been provided by the Seller or obtained from other sources deemed reliable. The Agent does
not, however, guarantee accuracy and recommends that any Prospective Buyer conduct an independent investigation.
For more information or to make an appointment to inspect the Ranch please call:
Sam R. Sanders – Broker
Swan Land Company
P.O. Box 9132
Salt Lake City, Utah 84109
Mobile 801.694.2092
Toll Free 866.999.7342
sam@swanlandco.com
www.swanlandco.com
A 48-hour notice is requested to make proper arrangements for an inspection of Norris Ranch.
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